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Crypto exchange FTX allegedly lent billions of dollars in customers’ money to a sister company to fund risky bets prior to its implosion.FTX, which had been rumoured to be having liquidity issues, went into meltdown this week after being…

<!-- --> Conservative Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen was quite displeased during a discussion about the midterm elections as results rolled in.…

For decades, environmentalists have decried ocean desalination as an ecological disaster, while cost-savvy water managers have thumbed their noses at desal’s lofty price tag. But as the American Southwest barrels into a new era of extreme…

Case 63 (Gimlet) | SpotifyScott Mills (BBC Radio 2) | BBC SoundsDisaster Trolls (BBC Radio 4) | BBC SoundsThere was a while, back there, when podcasts were waiting for big celebs to join in: not as giggling presenters, interviewing their…

Authorities “failed” to provide adequate flood warnings, evacuation or rescue support during the deadly Lismore floods, a new human rights report has found. Human Rights Watch has found that NSW and local authorities such as the SES “failed…

<!-- --> Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman claimed Tuesday that he has always supported fracking for oil and natural gas during a disaster…

Another $78.5m will go toward technology and digital services. A further $60.4 million will continue an existing program with 850 staff to keep them in place through to next year.The staff will support Australians with securing payments and…

This is the terrifying moment a gender reveal party turned to disaster.A couple’s joy quickly turned to panic after a pyrotechnic device intended to announce the sex of their twins malfunctioned and almost burned down their house, the New…

Staff at Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen in Sechelt, B.C., know how to weather a storm without falling flat. After opening in February 2020, they made it through the COVID-19 pandemic and are now preparing for their latest challenge —…

SAN DIEGO —  The disaster unfolded in slow motion, a train wreck of an inning, of a playoff series, of a once-promising and historic 2022 season.The Dodgers entered the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night leading the San Diego…